Discussion Question 1 – The Nurse Practice Act in your State for Advanced Practice

Week 3: Discussion Question 1 – The Nurse Practice Act in your State for Advanced Practice

Discussion Prompt

• Are NPs able to practice independently in the state of Arizona?
• Based on the practice restrictions in your state, what are one or two identified barriers to NP practice?
• Does your state require NPs to have a collaboration or supervisory agreement with a physician?
• Does your state require ‘residency’ hours with a physician or NP before the NP can practice independently? How many hours?
• Do you support having residency hours as a requirement to independent practice?
• Practicing State is Arizona

Expectations

Initial Post:

Due:

Length: One page, no less than 250 words

Citations: At least two high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years